US Plant Patent PP22334

Blue Dragon

Nepeta plant named ‘Blue Dragon’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 20, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 14, 2029. This patent earned 157 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP22334
Filed: December 14, 2009
Granted: December 13, 2011
Expires: May 20, 2030
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC, EGGER JANET N
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct form of Nepeta hybrid characterized by medium height, strongly upright habit, large violet flowers, and vigor. It is an ideal middle or back of the border perennial for full sun.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct form of Nepeta plant substantially as shown and described.

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